From 85bf4e77a68517b577fe22187040e1c69edf1b12 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: EvanStreams Date: Sat, 2 May 2026 08:39:53 -0400 Subject: [PATCH] More less words --- src/content/posts/essays/ads-at-hack-club.mdx | 4 ++-- 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/src/content/posts/essays/ads-at-hack-club.mdx b/src/content/posts/essays/ads-at-hack-club.mdx index 45f32ca..222c2ab 100644 --- a/src/content/posts/essays/ads-at-hack-club.mdx +++ b/src/content/posts/essays/ads-at-hack-club.mdx @@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ When we have a great opportunity for you, and can't tell you about it, something **The Case Against Ads** -I use an adblocker. I obsessively unsubscribe from promotional emails. One time, when a company didn’t offer a way to unsubscribe, I reported them to the state of California for it. +I use an adblocker. I obsessively unsubscribe from promotional emails. One time, when a company didn’t offer a way to unsubscribe, I reported them to the state of California. In simple terms, the case against ads is that they are annoying. They disturb my mental quiet. The advertiser takes some of your time and attention–both of which are precious and finite–and in exchange you receive awareness of their product. In my opinion, this transaction is generally good for the advertiser and bad for the audience. Most products are not worth my money, and therefore ads about them are not worth my time. @@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ Point three is the actual source of tension. Too many places for ads and we dist **The Hack Club Solution** -Let’s run an experiment. I want to try a weekly ad roundup in key Slack channels. Here’s how it works: +Let’s run an experiment. I want to try a weekly ad roundup in key Slack channels: - The channels will have a couple of volunteers to be their Adding Machines (You ship a better name, I ship my sincere thanks) - The Adding Machines will oversee a way to submit ads, for example a fillout form - The Adding Machines will decide which ads ought to run. Ads should be: -- 2.51.2